Transform Early Literacy with Kickstart Literacy

An early literacy curriculum where play-based learning meets the science of reading.

 

 

About What's Included Literacy Skills Covered Sample Materials

About Kickstart Literacy

Kickstart Literacy is a literacy curriculum designed for children in pre-K and four-year-olds in preschool that engages children in exciting play- and science of reading-based lessons focusing on phonemic awareness, phonics, and vocabulary–building skills children need to build early literacy skills for reading.

  • play-based, fun and engaging,
  • science of reading based,
  • easy to fit into a busy school day,
  • easy to implement right out of the box,
  • teacher-friendly, and
  • works alongside any pre-k curriculum

An entire year of early literacy instruction

That’s right,  with Kickstart Literacy you get a full year’s worth of lessons. This includes 180 short, 20-minute. 3-part lessons, including print,digital, and classroom materials.

Print and Digital

2 Lesson Guides (90 lessons each; 180 lessons total)
75 Skill Development Cards (1-on-1 activities for targeted intervention)
1 Letter-Sound Actions/Mouth Positions Reference Card
31 Sound Story Cards (2 sizes)
31 Phonogram Cards
52 Letter Cards (upper and lowercase)
26 Picture & Letter Cards
75 Phonological Awareness Cards (Word Family, Segmenting & Blending, Alliteration
9 Pre-Writing Stroke Cards
58 Sound Wall Cards

Classroom Materials

1 Set of 130 Magnetic Moveable Letters (with sorting box)
4 Magnetic Dry-Erase Boards and 4 Dry-Erase Markers
10 Shatterproof Mirrors
*WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD – This contains small parts. Not for children under 3 years

Literacy Skills Covered

Kickstart Literacy  teaches five phonological awareness skills. Rhyme, initial phoneme isolation, and blending are introduced at the beginning of instruction, and segmenting words and final phoneme isolation are introduced in later weeks of instruction. Two early literacy skills—alphabet knowledge and language awareness via nursery rhymes and sentences—are also taught.

Kickstart Literacy teaches five phonological awareness skills. Rhyme, initial phoneme isolation, and blending are introduced at the beginning of instruction, and segmenting words and final phoneme isolation are introduced in later weeks of instruction. Two early literacy skills—alphabet knowledge and language awareness via nursery rhymes and sentences—are also taught

Check out an easy-to-use, 3-part lesson from Kickstart Literacy.

Gain access to the following.

  • Instructional guidance from one of 180 daily lessons, including a large-group activity and resources for independent discovery
  • Sound Story Card: /m/
  • Phonogram Card: m
  • Lowercase Letter Card: m
  • Sound Wall Cards: /m/
View Sample Materials

More Reasons to Love Kickstart Literacy

1. Easy to Add to Your Day
Short, 20-minute lessons are designed to work alongside any pre-k curriculum.
2. Includes New Ways to Engage Children
Literacy skills are built through playful sound stories, alliteration games, and more..

 

3. Provides Just the Right Amount of PD
Embedded micro-learning support in each lesson makes implementation easy.
4. Goes Beyond Whole-Group Instruction
Engaging resources for independent discovery help teachers individualize learning for all children.

 

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Contact a Teaching Strategies Team Member today to learn more about Kickstart Literacy.

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